Contents tagged with Russia
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Moldovan government warns its officials against traveling to Russia
The Moldovan government has recommended officials to refrain from traveling to Russia due to searches of the officials at Russian border crossings, as reported by RIA Novosti.
"It was decided to convey this official note to the leadership of Russia, in which they are asked to take urgent measures to stop these abuses of authority. The Russian ambassador was informed that until this problem is resolved, Moldovan officials will be asked to refrain from traveling to the Russian Federation,” the …
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US did not invite Russia to the meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS
The US State Department spokesperson, Mark Toner, stated that the meeting of the global coalition to counter ISIS, with representatives of 68 countries, will take place in Washington on the 22-23 of March. No one from Russia was invited to this meeting.
“On March 22, State Secretary Rex Tillerson will receive the heads of foreign departments and high-ranking representatives of the states which are members in the global coalition to counter ISIS,” the State Department spokesperson noted during …
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The Pentagon: Russian Air Defense in Syria complicates US military operations
New air defense systems deployed by Russia in Syria may alter the course of US military operations in the region as stated by commander of the Central Command Joseph Votel at a hearing before the US Senate.
“Over the past few months, Russia has deployed new surface-to-air defense systems, they are ready for use, and this affects our freedom to maneuver in the area,” he noted.
He stated that the United States needs to explore ways to decrease the possibility of an incident with the Russian …
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Putin dismissed ten generals from law enforcement agencies
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin dismissed a number of high-ranking officials from law enforcement agencies. Ten of them had special military ranks of Generals. Among dismissed officials are Generals of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federal Penitentiary Service and Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
In addition, two Prosecutors of the Russian regions were also dismissed from office. Vladimir Putin didn’t provide any reasons for dismissal of these high-ranking …
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Russia denies that Yanukovych sent a letter asking to deploy Russian troops to Ukraine during Maidan
According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation claims that the authorities of the country never received a letter from former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asking to deploy Russian troops to the territory of Ukraine.
"A letter came from the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. They write that neither the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation nor the Federation Council of …
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Poland blocks monopolization of OPAL by Russia
The Polish oil and gas company PGNiG has blocked the monopolization of the OPAL gas pipeline for a year. PGNiG Chairman Piotr Wozniak made the announcement, reports Ukrinform.
"We have managed to block auctions on the use of the OPAL gas pipeline until March-April of next year. For 15 years it will not be possible to conduct auctions for the pipeline capacities in volumes larger than before. We managed to block this initiative of the Russians,” said Wozniak.
He stressed that the PGNiG …
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The Pentagon: In 10 years American bombers will not be able to overcome Russian air defense
Weapons systems installed on US strategic bombers will not be able to overcome Russian air defense in ten years, and therefore they need to be modernized, according to US Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Paul Selva.
Speaking at a Congressional hearing, the general stated that the B-52 Bomber – the basis of US strategic air defense – was designed in the 1950s and 1960s, and the cruise missiles and bombs they carry were designed in the 1970s.
“We know that today they are ready for …
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US accuses Russia of deploying land-based cruise missiles
Russia deployed land-based cruise missiles in its own territory in violation of the “spirit and intent” of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed by US President Ronald Reagan and USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987 in Washington.
General Paul Selva, Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a statement to this effect on Wednesday the 8th of March, as reported by Reuters.
Reuters noted that the General’s statement was the first official confirmation from the …
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Ukraine and five Eastern European countries ask U.S. not to remove sanctions from Russia
Diplomats from six Eastern European states, including Ukraine, made a plea to U.S. senators to help in the confrontation with Russia.
As noted by Reuters, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, as well as the Ambassadors of Poland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia came to hearings of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
They urged the U.S. not to lift sanctions from Russia in the near future. "Until Russia withdraws from the Ukrainian territory, there should …
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Ukraine discloses all of its correspondence with Moscow since the start of the conflict
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over to the International Court of Justice in the Hague all of the diplomatic correspondence with Russia which there has been since the start of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Evropeyskaya Pravda reported on this with reference to litigator David Zionts of Covington & Burling LLP, Kyiv’s representative at the international court.
According to him, the reason for such a decision is “false accusations from the Russian Federation that Kyiv did …